Britain: Next Step in Helmand Operation Is Talks with Local Taliban Military Touts Southern Helmand "Progress" Despite Rising Toll
Violence Continues to Spiral as Afghan Election Looms Opposition Candidates Already Preparing to Claim Fraud
Clinton Seeks to Calm Russia After Biden ‘Diatribe’ Secretary of State Insists Russia Still Respected
Ahmadinejad Backs Off Cabinet Reshuffle in Face of Parliamentary Vote Only Intelligence Minister Is Ultimately Replaced
Panic in North Waziristan Over ‘Huge’ US Build-up Along Border Residents Say NATO, US Troops Massing Along Border
Pakistan Arrests Sufi Muhammad Broker of Failed Swat Peace Deal Arrested for Failing to Criticize Terrorism
Justice Dept Admits It Has No Case Against Gitmo Teen "Seven Years and This Case Is Riddled With Holes"
Israel Warns Gaza Reconstruction Aid Might Help Hamas Accuses UN Agencies of Setting Up "Joint Committees" With Hamas-Linked Unions
Karzai Vows to Regulate Foreign Troops in Reelected Would Make Foreign Forces Sign Framework to Limit Civilian Casualties
